Results/Photos

Date: Sept. 27, 2026 Participant: Nick Gagliardi #10738 Race: 2026 Boulderthon Marathon Distance: 26.2 miles

Strong Start Gives Way to a Gritty Back Half Nick Gagliardi crossed in 4:30:56, a result built on an aggressive opening and a resilient closing kick. His first five miles were the fastest stretch of the day, ticking through in roughly 8:44 per mile, a pace he could not sustain as the race wore on. From there, per-mile splits gradually eased toward the 10- to 11-minute range, with a few sharper dipsmost notably a 14:01 twenty-third milebefore he rallied to close his final mile in 9:02, noticeably faster than the stretch preceding it. Gagliardi passed through the lululemon Power-Up Zone near mile 22.5 as his elapsed pace sat at 10:08 per mile, just before the race's toughest patch. He finished on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, a city sitting above 5,000 feet of elevation, a fitting backdrop for a race defined by a fast opening and a tenacious finish.